Thermal stress, hydration, and salivary and respiratory stress markers in curling players performing a match in the cold

Curling is a target‐based team sport played in a cold environment. The type of stress curling players face during a curling match remains to be determined. In the present study, 16 Japanese curling players performed a practice curling match (six ends lasting 90 min), wherein the following variables...

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Published in:Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports 2023-07, Vol.33 (7), p.1079-1090
Main Authors: Tanabe, Yoko, Suzuki, Sakiko, Kojima, Jumpei, Matsui, Takashi, Watanabe, Koichi, Nishiyasu, Takeshi, Fujii, Naoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
cold stress
Density
Hormones
hydration status
immune response
Skin
Temperature
Urine
winter sports
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Summary:Curling is a target‐based team sport played in a cold environment. The type of stress curling players face during a curling match remains to be determined. In the present study, 16 Japanese curling players performed a practice curling match (six ends lasting 90 min), wherein the following variables were documented: core and skin temperatures, heart rate, thermal sensation and comfort, urine‐specific gravity, body fluid loss, salivary cortisol, α‐amylase activity, salivary secretory immunoglobulin A (SIgA), and fractionated exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO, a respiratory stress marker). Pre‐match resting core temperature was 37.24 ± 0.31°C, which increased up to 37.73 ± 0.41°C during the match (p 
ISSN:0905-7188
1600-0838
DOI:10.1111/sms.14356